Музей народного мистецтва в Отрембусах. Значення діяльності Маріана Покропка для вивчення українського мистецтва в Польщі
The Museum of Folk Art in Otrębusy by Marian Pokropek and its significance for the study of Ukrainian art in Poland

Summary/Abstract: Activities of the Polish researcher, Doctor habilitatus Marian Pokropek (1932–2023), professor of the University of Warsaw, are well known in European countries and even more widely in the world, in particular, in Asia and the USA. The scientist gained the fame as a professional ethnographer and a tireless collector of folk art already in the 20th century. The heritage of Ukrainian folk craftsmen is preserved in his private Museum of Folk Art in Otrębusy, which was founded in 1996. The museum exhibits include icons on glass, Hutsul tiles, woven and embroidered carpets and rushnyky, etc. among many works. These displays have been presented repeatedly at numerous exhibitions in Poland. The professor organized the exhibition "Ukrainian Folk Art in the Collection of the Museum in Otrębusy. Ukraińska sztuka ludowa w zbiorach Muzeum Sztuki Ludowej w Otrębusach" (22 May 2022) in the first months of the war, after the invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine in February 2022. The scientist also greatly contributed to the study of Ukrainian art in his collection. During the war, this collection located in the territory of Poland is an extremely valuable material for the study of folk art of Ukraine.

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